Doeblin pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping and assaulting his former girlfriend.

He pulled his ex-girlfriend from a home day care in June, stabbing her before she could get away.

Both the prosecution and defense told KETV NewsWatch 7 they are pleased with that decision.

"At least give the young man an opportunity to get back with his life and his family," said defense attorney Glenn Shapiro.

"When you go back and look at his pattern in a fairly short period of time, he's a very dangerous individual and he's going to be in jail a long time," said Chief Dept. Sarpy County Attorney Tricia Freeman.

As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped a kidnapping charge, which carried a potential mandatory life sentence.